在美國，公共管理碩士(Master of public administration)(MPA)設置在公共事務學院下，與他同屬于一個學院下的公共政策碩士Master of Public Policy(MPP)有很多相同之處，但是他們最大的區(qū)別在于對于MPA而言，申請要求最好有過相關(guān)工作經(jīng)驗，一般要求在行政系統(tǒng)的管理經(jīng)驗或者政府部門相關(guān)經(jīng)驗，無論是專職還是兼職，政府機構(gòu)或者慈善機構(gòu);而MPP的申請要求一般不需要工作經(jīng)驗，一般的文科，社會科學，及經(jīng)濟學的背景都可以申請。另外就業(yè)方向也不同，MPA基本的就業(yè)方向為大型NGO，公務員，或者國企，或者其他企業(yè)。而MPP培養(yǎng)學生成為未來的政策制定者，可以去各級政府，公共機構(gòu)或辦事處，非營利組織，公立醫(yī)院等。
MPA是培養(yǎng)公共管理行政人員的一個專業(yè)，它在美國各個學校差別也大相徑庭。有些非常強調(diào)政治學政策分析，比較偏重于理論，比方說哈佛，普林斯頓。有些很強調(diào)定量，統(tǒng)計背景，像密歇根，斯坦福;有些比較綜合，像哥倫比亞，康奈爾。所以在申請MPA過程中，對學校的定位和選擇會非常重要，因為每個學校MPA專業(yè)的特點和優(yōu)勢不同，從而形成的風格也不同。
但是大體而言，MPA項目的架構(gòu)有兩種，一種是從方向上區(qū)分，一種是從知識能力上區(qū)分。方向上可以分為經(jīng)濟和財政政策、環(huán)境政策、政府，政治和政策研究、人權(quán)和社會公正、國際發(fā)展研究、公共及非營利組織管理、科學技術(shù)和基礎設施政策、社會政策等等。知識能力上區(qū)分可以分為行政系統(tǒng)組織管理，定量政策分析，政治經(jīng)濟學研究等方面。
下面來說說美國的MPA專業(yè)一般的申請要求，美國的MPA一般是兩年的學制，也有少數(shù)是一年的課程，如布朗大學和加州伯克利大學。對國際學生來說托福和GRE是必需的，而托福100的要求也是很普通的。與其他專業(yè)不同，很多學校的MPA專業(yè)需要寫1-3篇的essays，如普林斯頓MPA專業(yè)要求的200-300字的essay，題目是What do you like best and least about where and how you grew up? 同時有部分學校要求本科需要修過數(shù)學和統(tǒng)計學。
如下是最新的美國MPA專業(yè)排名前30的學校：
排名學校
1Syracuse University (Maxwell) - Department of Public Administration & International Affairs
2University of Georgia - Department of Public Administration and Policy
3Indiana University--Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs
4Harvard University (Kennedy) - JFK School of Government
5University of Kansas - School of Public Affairs and Administration
6University of Southern California (Price) - USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
7Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--Newark - School of Public Affairs and Administration
8American University - School of Public Affairs
9New York University (Wagner) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
10George Washington University (Trachtenberg) - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
11University of Washington (Evans) - Evans School of Public Affairs
12Ohio State University (Glenn) - John Glenn School of Public Affairs
13University of Arizona - School of Government & Public Policy
14University at Albany--SUNY (Rockefeller) - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
14University of Texas--Austin (LBJ) - Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
14University of Wisconsin--Madison (La Follette) - Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs
17Virginia Tech - Center for Public Administration & Policy
18Florida State University (Askew) - Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration & Policy
19Arizona State University - School of Public Affairs
19Texas A&M University--College Station (Bush) - Bush School of Government and Public Service
21University of Maryland--College Park - School of Public Policy
21University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Humphrey) - Humphrey School of Public Affairs
21University of Nebraska--Omaha - School of Public Administration
24University of Colorado--Denver - School of Public Affairs
25University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill - School of Government
26Georgia State University (Young) - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
26University of Delaware - School of Public Policy Administration
28University of Missouri (Truman) - Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs
29University of California--Berkeley (Goldman) - Goldman School of Public Policy
29University of Pennsylvania (Fels) - Fels Institute of Government
以上是申請美國公共管理專業(yè)碩士的要求簡要介紹，希望能對有意申請美國碩士留學的中國學生有所幫助。
MPA是培養(yǎng)公共管理行政人員的一個專業(yè)，它在美國各個學校差別也大相徑庭。有些非常強調(diào)政治學政策分析，比較偏重于理論，比方說哈佛，普林斯頓。有些很強調(diào)定量，統(tǒng)計背景，像密歇根，斯坦福;有些比較綜合，像哥倫比亞，康奈爾。所以在申請MPA過程中，對學校的定位和選擇會非常重要，因為每個學校MPA專業(yè)的特點和優(yōu)勢不同，從而形成的風格也不同。
但是大體而言，MPA項目的架構(gòu)有兩種，一種是從方向上區(qū)分，一種是從知識能力上區(qū)分。方向上可以分為經(jīng)濟和財政政策、環(huán)境政策、政府，政治和政策研究、人權(quán)和社會公正、國際發(fā)展研究、公共及非營利組織管理、科學技術(shù)和基礎設施政策、社會政策等等。知識能力上區(qū)分可以分為行政系統(tǒng)組織管理，定量政策分析，政治經(jīng)濟學研究等方面。
下面來說說美國的MPA專業(yè)一般的申請要求，美國的MPA一般是兩年的學制，也有少數(shù)是一年的課程，如布朗大學和加州伯克利大學。對國際學生來說托福和GRE是必需的，而托福100的要求也是很普通的。與其他專業(yè)不同，很多學校的MPA專業(yè)需要寫1-3篇的essays，如普林斯頓MPA專業(yè)要求的200-300字的essay，題目是What do you like best and least about where and how you grew up? 同時有部分學校要求本科需要修過數(shù)學和統(tǒng)計學。
如下是最新的美國MPA專業(yè)排名前30的學校：
排名學校
1Syracuse University (Maxwell) - Department of Public Administration & International Affairs
2University of Georgia - Department of Public Administration and Policy
3Indiana University--Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs
4Harvard University (Kennedy) - JFK School of Government
5University of Kansas - School of Public Affairs and Administration
6University of Southern California (Price) - USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
7Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--Newark - School of Public Affairs and Administration
8American University - School of Public Affairs
9New York University (Wagner) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
10George Washington University (Trachtenberg) - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
11University of Washington (Evans) - Evans School of Public Affairs
12Ohio State University (Glenn) - John Glenn School of Public Affairs
13University of Arizona - School of Government & Public Policy
14University at Albany--SUNY (Rockefeller) - Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
14University of Texas--Austin (LBJ) - Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
14University of Wisconsin--Madison (La Follette) - Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs
17Virginia Tech - Center for Public Administration & Policy
18Florida State University (Askew) - Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration & Policy
19Arizona State University - School of Public Affairs
19Texas A&M University--College Station (Bush) - Bush School of Government and Public Service
21University of Maryland--College Park - School of Public Policy
21University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (Humphrey) - Humphrey School of Public Affairs
21University of Nebraska--Omaha - School of Public Administration
24University of Colorado--Denver - School of Public Affairs
25University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill - School of Government
26Georgia State University (Young) - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
26University of Delaware - School of Public Policy Administration
28University of Missouri (Truman) - Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs
29University of California--Berkeley (Goldman) - Goldman School of Public Policy
29University of Pennsylvania (Fels) - Fels Institute of Government
以上是申請美國公共管理專業(yè)碩士的要求簡要介紹，希望能對有意申請美國碩士留學的中國學生有所幫助。